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2 December 25, 2021 News Advent Tree season. Baby ing 8 pounds. So they told us thing she needed to take care that they would go ahead and of him. She was overwhelmed Christ Lutheran’s pastor deliver,” Standridge explained. with support and help she got is Rev. Trinidad Casteneda The father, her uncle, did from the community. and they will be conducting Continued from page 1. not want to be in the room for “I appreciate all of it. My Continued from page 1. of Jesus up to Dec. 25th which a Christmas Eve Candlelight delivery and told her she could church helped with half of the is a picture of a gift. The church Worship service at 5:30 p.m. I remember texting my be there. Brandy waited in the adoption cost by doing a love ornament representing Ga- has strategically placed the or- Dec. 24th. The congregation preachers wife and asking her C-section room, in her sterile offering. My daycare parents latians 4:4 on Nov. 28. Each day naments on the tree that have would like to invite the public how do I pray about this and gown, expecting the baby she know that this is God’s will. poured in with gifts and dia- forward represents a scripture been used for years depicting to enjoy the Chrismon Tree did not carry. Everyone I asked about how pers and helped with the adop- and a story about the coming the faith and sentiments of the and attend the service. “I had so many thoughts to know if this is God‘s will tion cost. Most importantly, I going through my mind. Could told me that every door would appreciated the prayers that I I love this baby the way that I open. I would talk to God about received. The support has been love the child that I carried in it, and if every door opened it was in His will,” Standridge said. The doors began to open. my womb? Are people going to judge me for being a single mom and taking on and ad- simply amazing. I watched God‘s hand in every aspect of this adoption. And his hand is Giving makes Christmas She talked to her friends, opted a baby. Could I really af- still in it,” Standridge said. church family and daycare par- ents about the situation. She was overwhelmed by the love and support she received. She ford a baby? If DHS doesn’t get involved and I have to pay for everything out of pocket am I Adoption was not in her plan. She now knew that the miscarriages were part of the baskets a success going to be able to do it? The path to adoption. Brandy be- Christmas is the season of Columbus, 1st Christian, 1st liance and the Christmas Bas- agreed to the adoption. questions were just swirling,” lieves that God knew Wran- giving. God gave us the gift Christian Women, 1st Baptist ket Committee wish to thank “I knew that the birth mom she remembered. gler was going to be hers even of Jesus on that first Christ- Church, St Matthews, and St everyone who made this year did not have prenatal care, and On June 10 at 6:10 p.m. before she knew he would be mas so that we can have hope Matthews Women. To date such a success. Your generosi- I didn’t know why, so I wasn’t Wrangler Creed Standridge born. Although Adoption was and a future. In turn we show non-matching donations re- ty abounded above and beyond sure if DHS was going to be in- came into her life. She was in never in her plans, God knew our love for others by giving ceived by individuals, organi- what we dreamed we could do volved. I drove up to Oklahoma the room with biological moth- he was going to be hers. to them. For 85+ years the zations, or businesses are as this year in funding the bas- City on a Thursday, not know- er and the infant. She was able people of Elk City have shown follows: Chasten & Brooklyn kets and replenishing our re- “‘For I know the plans I ing if she would deliver that to cut his cord. His birth moth- their love to people in our com- Musick $20, John & Cindy Bis- serve funds. With our reserve have for you declares the Lord. day or not. She was a C-section er wanted to hold him as they munity by giving generously to co $40, William & Ester Ver- funds replenished, in future Plans to prosper you and not the Elk City Christmas Basket, non $25, Paul & Shonda Cur- but because she had no pre- were taken to the recovery years we will be able to return harm you. Plans to give you sponsored by the Elk City Min- rell $50, James & Wanda Irwin natal care there was no sched- room. Once they arrived in re- any overage that we receive for hope and a future.’ Jeremiah isterial Alliance. This program $25, Lisa Newton $10, Jerry that year to other helping or- uled date. I took her (the birth covery she handed the baby to Brandy, able to be skin to skin 29:11 Wrangler has been the began in the 1930’s during the & Laurie Ross $20, Victor ganizations in the community. mom) to the hospital about 2 with the infant. plan all along…” she said. Great Depression when Paul Weatherly $100, Richard Cobb All of our food was bought o’clock that day and they final- “Once they got us situated Wrangler’s adoption was Wade, the late editor of the Elk $100, Dr. Lisa Walker $250, locally to support the econo- ly did an ultrasound at about City Daily News saw a need to Jerry and Susan Cupp $50, five. Her blood pressure was into a room I double checked finalized Monday, Dec. 20th. my here in Elk City. Packing with the birth mom to make help families in the communi- Connie & Randy Payne $100, high and she was measuring 39 Brandy and her other son Coo- and delivery of the boxes was ty at Christmas time. His son, Jack and Connie Morrison sure that this is what she per welcomed him home, per- handled by youth in our local weeks, the baby was measur- the late Larry Wade, was in- $100, Jim Coffey 100, Xi Zeta wanted to do and she assured manently and officially among churches and high school or- strumental in seeing that the Delta $50, Charles Hargrove me it was. And from the time family and friends. She is a ganizations including the FFA, program continued to bring $50, Tom and Karen Johnson she birthed till the time we left Honor Society, Key Club, and daycare worker at Great Plains Christmas cheer during the $500, Betty Cordum $100, Elk Round I probably asked 600 times if she was OK with this. They had a little boy at home that Regional Hospital’s daycare and is going to school to get holidays. With reserves dwindling, City Lions Club $250, Simon’s Catch $500, Carla Garrison FCCLA. We want to thank the Boy Scouts who kept the tables stocked so the baskets can her early childhood degree. Be- the program was in danger of $50, Cathy Smith $100, Mary Town had turned one just a few days before Wrangler was born and cause she works at the daycare, she is able to take him with continuing to be as robust as it had been in previous years. Barnett $50, Tony and Cindy Mikles $250, David Atkinson go out the door in an orderly manner. A special thanks to St. Matthews Catholic church there was no way that they Thanks to a generous family, a $100, Fuchs and Fuchs Den- her to work everyday. They are who hosts our call-in time and December 25 could take care of an infant and matching donation fund was tistry $100, Culver electric members of the First Baptist $100, Shellean and Wendell supplies the space and tables a toddler at the same time. So set up which matched dona- Christmas Day Church of Burns Flat. needed for the baskets to be they made a selfless decision tions up to a total of $10,000, Dunn $50, Mary Thome $16, Her advice to anyone facing given through churches by the Kathy Bell $50, Dick and Jen- put together. to put him up for adoption. It the loss of babies due to mis- Mark your calendars for Western OK Family end of November. This total nifer Sutherland $50, anony- took a minute for it to really carriage, but have the desire December 17, 2022, when Center Community Christ- was matched by generous in- mous $144. Also, a family who sink in and that this was my to become a mother again is Christmas Baskets will once dividuals giving through their wishes to remain anonymous mas Dinner, Convention baby,” Brandy said. to pray and do not judge God’s again be distributed to help churches for a total of $20,000. has made a non-matching do- Center. In the hospital room and plan. Donations were received from nation of $10,000. The total families have a joyous Christ- the first time she reached for “God answers prayer, it the following churches and received to date is $33,778. mas. Fund raising will begin December 31 him, she hesitated again. She may not be whenever we want church organizations, West- Also, a special thanks to the the first of November. wasn’t sure how the mother it, or how we wanted it, but side Church of Christ, Antioch Philips Family and McDonalds If you would like more New Year’s Eve would feel. She went down to surrender to both and you will Christian, Elk City United for supplying the hams that information concerning the the cafeteria to grab a bite to know that it came from Him,” Methodist, Elk City Church of were included in the baskets. Christmas Basket Program, 2022 eat, thinking about the whole she concluded. God, St Matthews Knights of The Elk City Ministerial Al- please call 225-0227. January 1 thing, wondering if she would New Year’s Day feel the same about a baby she January 8 did not give birth to. “I know that sounds crazy but it was just such a weird Elk City man charged with 13 felonies, Southwest Oklahoma Show Pig Series, Conven- tion Center Barn. feeling because I didn’t birth him. But as I was standing in including multiple counts of rape and line waiting for some dinner January 11 my heart was racing because the line was so long. I just possession of child pornography Chamber of Commerce wanted to get back to my baby Michael Marion Myers fac- obtain, sell, and distribute who were reportedly 14-years- Annual Banquet RSVP and I knew then that I would es charges of felony possession narcotics to a specific male ju- old, 15-years-old and one vic- Required, Elk City Con- love him just as much as I love of methamphetamine with venile. Cooper. Wrangler was in the tim reportedly under the age ventin Center. intent, two counts of second- “Those messages were ob- hospital Thursday, Friday and of 10 years of age. degree rape, two counts of pos- tained by a third party and Saturday and then we finally January 15 session of child pornography, provided them to the Elk City In total, the detective took got to come home. The whole G&S Promotions Gun felony distribution of pornog- Police Criminal Investigations 54 photographs to the Beck- time I’m the one that cared raphy, lewd or indecent acts to Division,” the detective wrote. Show, Elk City Conven- for him although he was in the ham County District Judge to a child under 16, violation of During the investigation, tion Center. room with the birth mom. She certify. the Security Act, possession of the detective executed the didn’t hold him and she would a firearm in the commission of search warrant upon the phone Myers also allegedly cre- look at him sometimes but I January 16 a felony, violations of the Com- belonging to Myers. ated and distributed explicit think her carrying him to the G&S Promotions Gun puter Crimes Act, soliciting Through that search war- recovery room was her good- images of children through his Show, Elk City Conven- sexual conduct with a minor, rant, certain items such as bye,” she continued. cell phone. tion Center. Michael Myers felony perjury and a misde- large amounts of narcotics, in- Once the baby and Brandy meanor count of possession of cluding cocaine, methamphet- Further, the detective al- arrived home, she had every- methamphetamine. amine, marijuana, and other leges that Myers knowingly By Shonda Little An Elk City Police Depart- drugs in pill form were report- falsified his federal ATF form ment detective began the in- edly located. A 31-year-old Elk City vestigation on November 4. The detective also allegedly when he purchased a Glock man is being held in the According to the prob- found information that sug- 22 inside the city limits of Elk Beckham County Detention able cause affidavit, the initial gested Myers had sexual con- City at a local store that sells (USPS # 173-020) Center on a collective bond of search warrant was for using tact with a female under the 580-225-3000 firearms. $500,000 after being charged a cell phone from October 24, age of 16. 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